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Bots de Garra 150 PBP Commentary |
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 62 wins and 40 losses; Ivan Kamenev! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 41 wins and 31 losses; Ze Jiurgite!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kamenev as he jumps to the side.
Kamenev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Kamenev (2) vs (0) Jiurgite
Still in half guard, Kamenev seems content to control.
Jiurgite is looking to improve his position.
Kamenev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jiurgite keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiurgite moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite wants to control the position but Kamenev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kamenev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kamenev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jiurgite is just riding it out for now. Kamenev eventually gives up the hold.
Jiurgite is looking for a sweep. Kamenev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev moves into full mount! Jiurgite won't be happy about that! Score +3 for passing guard: Kamenev (5) vs (0) Jiurgite
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jiurgite tries to control the position but Kamenev now has his back.
Score +3 for taking back: Kamenev (8) vs (0) Jiurgite
Kamenev is hanging on to Jiurgite's back as he tries to escape.
Kamenev has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jiurgite's body.
Jiurgite is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Will Kamenev go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jiurgite looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kamenev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kamenev tries to keep control of the position but Jiurgite is staying busy.
Kamenev has the hooks in. Jiurgite is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Will Kamenev go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jiurgite wants to control his opponent's hands but Kamenev gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kamenev controlling the positon.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kamenev.
Kamenev is really struggling to control Jiurgite but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kamenev biding his time, controlling Jiurgite.
Jiurgite rolls, trying to escape but Kamenev keeps control of the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kamenev tries to control but Jiurgite wriggling away.
Kamenev is trying to take his opponent's back.
Kamenev tries to control but Jiurgite wriggling away.
Kamenev goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jiurgite turns into him and now he's in Kamenev's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (8) vs (2) Jiurgite
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamenev is keeping the position for now.
Jiurgite's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kamenev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev is working hard here to advance position.
Kamenev is trying to control the position but Jiurgite postures up.
Jiurgite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kamenev controlling Jiurgite's posture.
Kamenev being controlled here, momentarily.
That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev looking to control.
Jiurgite stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamenev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev trying to control the position here.
Jiurgite trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamenev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jiurgite being controlled here momentarily.
Kamenev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jiurgite controls the pace.
That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Kamenev looking for a sweep. Not yet Kamenev, not yet.
Jiurgite postures up.
Kamenev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kamenev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jiurgite stopping the sweep attempt from Kamenev.
That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite trying to control but Kamenev is working from the bottom.
Jiurgite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jiurgite showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kamenev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jiurgite manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Kamenev (10) vs (2) Jiurgite
That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kamenev puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kamenev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jiurgite trying to control but Kamenev postures up.
Kamenev prevents Jiurgite from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jiurgite is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kamenev takes the fight on points by 10 to 2.
After winning the bout, Ivan Kamenev thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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